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Serbia·Turkey·Europe·Natural Disaster·Climate

Wildfires strain emergency resources across Europe and Turkey

Monday, 24 August 2026, 06:32 · 1 min read

Simultaneous wildfires are overwhelming emergency services across Europe, with Serbia formally requesting assistance from the European Union and Russia as blazes sweep through the Balkans region. In Turkey, a large forest fire is threatening homes in Mamak, a district on the outskirts of the capital Ankara. The concurrent crises underscore the growing pressure that climate-driven extreme weather is placing on national and cross-border emergency response systems across the continent.

Sources
Al Jazeera EnglishLarge forest fire burns close to residential areas in Ankara ↗︎Al Jazeera EnglishSerbia requests international assistance to battle wildfires ↗︎El PaísLas siete crisis del verano europeo ↗︎
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